From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed Apr 21 16:40:15 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D932E16A4CE
	for <freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org>;
	Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:40:15 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D160143D1F
	for <freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org>;
	Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:40:15 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org)
Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1])
	i3LNeFbv028850	for <freebsd-bugs@freefall.freebsd.org>;
	Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:40:15 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org)
Received: (from gnats@localhost)
	by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i3LNeFhv028849;
	Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:40:15 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from gnats)
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:40:15 -0700 (PDT)
Message-Id: <200404212340.i3LNeFhv028849@freefall.freebsd.org>
To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
From: Gregory Bond <gnb@itga.com.au>
Subject: Re: misc/65843: poor handling of write protected floppy. 
X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
Reply-To: Gregory Bond <gnb@itga.com.au>
List-Id: Bug reports <freebsd-bugs.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-bugs>,
	<mailto:freebsd-bugs-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugs>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-bugs-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-bugs>,
	<mailto:freebsd-bugs-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:40:16 -0000

The following reply was made to PR misc/65843; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Gregory Bond <gnb@itga.com.au>
To: Andrew Grillet <andrew@grillet.co.uk>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: misc/65843: poor handling of write protected floppy. 
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:38:37 +1000

 This is a limitation of the hardware.  There is no way to discover that a
 floppy is write-protected until you try to write to it.  And no way to notice
 that a floppy has been inserted/removed. 
 
 Recovering from failed disk writes is also known to be unpleasant, but is very 
 hard to fix due to the kernel layering.  It's been talked about for years but 
 no-one has come up with a good solution or the time/inclination/money to do 
 the work.
 
 Short answer: Don't do that.